McConnell, back in Kentucky, talks about life in the Senate after leaving longtime leadership post
SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — For nearly two decades, Mitch McConnell’s only job uncertainty hinged on whether he’d serve as Senate majority or minority leader after the next election. With his days as Republican leader now numbered, the Kentuckian is talking more freely about his priorities once he’s no longer calling the shots for his party. Read More
Fewer Americans want to buy an EV — even as Biden pushes for strongest-ever climate change rules
A decreasing number of Americans report that they are either seriously considering or might consider buying an electric vehicle, even as President Biden continues to push for greater EV ownership. While 55% of Americans said last year that they were considering an EV purchase, that figure has declined to 44%, according to a Gallup poll Read More
Hamas says no progress in Gaza truce talks as sides set to meet again
Israeli and Hamas officials say no significant progress has been made in the latest round of Gaza truce talks in Cairo attended by representatives from mediators Egypt, Qatar and the United States. “There is no change in the position of the occupation and, therefore, there is nothing new in the Cairo talks. … There is Read More
Trump says abortion should be up to US states, avoids backing national ban
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said the issue of abortion access should be left up to states to decide, eschewing calls from within his party to support a nationwide ban on the procedure in the United States. In a video posted on his Truth Social platform on Monday, the former US president said Read More
UN Security Council refers Palestine’s full membership bid to committee
Palestinian UN envoy Riyad Mansour urges Security Council to ‘elevate itself to implementing the global consensus on the two-state solution’. The United Nations Security Council president has referred the Palestinian Authority’s (PA’s) application for Palestine to become a full member of the world body to its membership committee. The 15-member committee is expected to make Read More
Pence blasts Trump’s ‘slap in the face’ announcement on key issue for Christian voters
Former Vice President Mike Pence is taking aim at his two-time running mate over his long-awaited announcement on abortion. Pence charged on Monday that former President Trump’s decision not to support a federal ban on abortion is a “retreat on the Right to Life” and “a slap in the face to the millions of pro-life Read More
Pro-life conservatives are ‘disappointed’ in Trump’s new abortion policy, but stick by him: ‘Only one option’
Conservative groups backing former president Donald Trump in his re-election bid say they are “deeply disappointed” with his official position on abortion unveiled Monday, but it won’t deter their support in November. The former president and presumptive GOP nominee in a video posted on Truth Social Monday morning said he cemented his position on the Read More
Wisconsin Gov. Evers vetoes bill to let teens work without parental consent
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Monday vetoed a Republican bill that would have allowed 14- and 15-year-olds in Wisconsin to work without getting consent from their parents or a state permit. Evers vetoed the bill that passed the Legislature with all Republicans in support and Democrats against it. The proposal came amid a wider push Read More
White House responds after Pope Francis condemns ‘gender theory,’ affirms Biden’s support for trans community
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre faced questions about Pope Francis’ declaration condemning gender theory on Monday, ultimately affirming President Biden’s support for the transgender community. A reporter pressed Jean-Pierre regarding the Pope’s Monday document, which formally reaffirms and expands on the Catholic Church’s assertion that attempts to alter an individual’s immutable gender are ultimately Read More
NJ county clerks withdraw appeals to primary ballot ruling
New Jersey county clerks have withdrawn their appeals to a federal court ruling requiring them to redraw primary election ballots that some argued favored candidates backed by the state’s Democratic Party. The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals based in Philadelphia dismissed the appeals on Friday in response to the clerks’ action. U.S. Judge Zahid Quraishi Read More